Willem van den Top
Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands
Highlights
Dutch native male voice. High quality & fast delivery for the best price. According to my clients: 'clear, pleasant and reliable voice sound'. 'Natural and reassuring'. 'Bright, powerful and impressive'. Commercials: from warm and deep till strong hard sell. Corporate videos: convincing, friendly and clear. Instructional and educational: bright, easy and explicative. Studio with Source Connect.
Languages
Dutch, English
Accents
Dutch (native) as spoken in The Netherlands, Europe. That is my language. But I do voice recordings in English as well. The so called mid-atlantic or trans-atlantic English. When UK English is too British and US English is too American. One of my (English) clients categorized my English as 'European English'.
Ages
Young Adult, Middle Aged
Special Skills
Documentaries, Audiobooks, Business, Educational, Radio, Telephone, Television, Internet
Experience
Main line of international work is corporate, instructional/educational and presentations. Brands that used my voice include: Alfa Romeo, Bouwfonds, Bruynzeel, Burger King, Canon, Continental Airlines, DHL, Dutch Government, Google, Halfords, Kenteq, LyondellBasell, Nefit, Shell, Spyker, TomTom.
I am 'the voice' in all Burger King tv and radio commercials in The Netherlands since 2002. But also in commercials for Alfa Romeo, Bart Smit, Gatorade, Napoleon, Nikko, Nintendo and many more.
The shortest script I ever recorded contained only 1 word (and it was also one of the toughest of them all). The longest script I recorded contained over 25,000 words.
Credentials
Education
Started as a singer, guitarist and keyboard player.
Studied musical composition at the Conservatory of Utrecht (High School of the Arts).
Worked as a recording engineer and voice director in a post production studio for 8 years.
Decided to concentrate on voice work from the third time a voice talent who was behind the microphone said to me: "Man, you should be in my chair".
Composing music is still something I do in my free time. Beyond doubt the best way to keep the ears in shape. And believe me: for a voice talent good ears are even more important than a good voice.
Studio
Microphone
Sennheiser MKH-416
Computer & Software
ProTools software on Apple MacPro
Special Equipment
ProTools - Source Connect - Logic - Waves - BarbaBatch - SpeakerPhone
Delivery Methods
File through mail, ftp or cd overnight.
Turnaround Time
Within 24 hours
Service Description
Great experience in 'sync reading', meaning that the original (English, German or French) voice is on my headphones and I read and speak the Dutch translation along.
What I consider to be one of my best qualities is the ability to speak fast without sounding rushed. Quite convenient since a Dutch translation is usually longer than the original script.
I always succeed in 'making it fit'. Either by speaking faster, adapting the script or by digital manipulation afterwards.
In my studio I do a lot of voice recordings with other voice talents. Keeping my technical and directional skills up to date.
Payment Terms
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